Picket Rights Win in New York Court Darings
Organized Labor's right to picket and advertise union labels before non union employers was upheld in a Brooklyn court. The case involved Local Union No. 505, the Standard Baking Company lockout, and the Faber injunction which limited union activity. The appellate division affirmed Judge Steinbrink's ruling, allowing signs near stores and consumer calls to buy union label bread.
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A. F
L. News Service
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ International Union of America
Standard Baking Company
NRA
Supreme Court
Bakers’ Union
Faber
New York
Meier Steinbrink
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Appelate
Steinbrink
Unionized Aluminum Plant Renewals Labor Pact in New Haven
Aluminum Workers' Union No. 18738 and United Smelting and Aluminum Co of New Haven renew their contract to December 31, 1937. Wages rise for most posts, eight hour day and 40 hour week adopted, Sundays and holidays paid overtime, seniority rights in layoffs, and arbitration for unresolved disputes.
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New Haven. Com
AFLNS
Aluminum Workers’ Union No. 18738
American Federation of Labor
United Smelting and Aluminum Company of
New Haven
Aluminum Workers’ Union
Great Steel Spy System Charged in Hearings
Phillip Murray, field commander of the Steel Workers' organizing committee, told the National Labor Relations Board that the steel industry runs an elaborate spy system. He alleged that company town officials, appointed by firms, block organizing and threaten or reward betrayals to stop union activity. Hearings adjourned to January 11.
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Steel
Automobiles
Big Four
Clay Willians
Brown & Williamson
Washington, D.C
ILNS
Phillip Murray
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Menae
Murray
Telephone Monopoly in AT&T Acknowledged Overcharge Claim
FCC charges AT&T overpaid at least 500 million by purchasing equipment from Western Electric, its wholly owned subsidiary. Hill testifies the group could have bought gear at cost, implying a 20 percent overcharge on 2.5 billion dollars in equipment. Resulting dividends and higher user costs are framed as fictitious capital benefiting insiders.
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Washington, VD. C
ILNS
Federal Communications Commission
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Cyrus G. Hill
Western Electric Company
Western Electric
A. T. IT
Hill
Labor and Government Confer Over Progressive Reform Goals
Washington D C. union labor and the federal government met to discuss collective bargaining rights child labor and social reform. Frances Perkins led the government with 68 union leaders present including John L. Lewis Frank Morrison Sidney Hillman Arthur Wharton and Leo George. Perkins summarized the conference urging living wages shorter hours and public works to reduce unemployment and raise living standards while warning against using relief to subsidize sweatshops.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Frances Perkins
John L. Lewis
Frank Morrison
Sidney Hillman
Arthur Wharton
Leo George
Perkins
Secreta Perkins
United States
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Chester M, Wright
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Rockefeller
Mel-ton
Pew
Standard
Gulf
Sun
Sinclair
General Electric
NLRB
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
American Snuff Co
Krupp
Nile
Krupps
SEC
Wall Street
Coolidge
Mellon
Chicago Market CO
Savage Auto Supply CO
Maple Ave
Hamilton
Ohio
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